Buphthalmos is a descriptive term which simply means an enlarged eyeball or ocular globe due to increased intraocular pressure (glaucoma), without deformation or intrinsic mass lesion.
Epidemiology
It typically manifests in infants and young children.
Pathology
In the majority of cases it indicates the presence of congenital (infantile) glaucoma.
Associations
History and etymology
It derives from the Greek word βοῦς bous (ox or cow), referring to the bulging eyes common to bovines.
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